
Times night-desk editor Dwight Perry uses Sideline Chatter as a not-so-safe haven for the humorous, offbeat and bizarre events and characters that color the sports landscape. His column runs Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays in Sports.
That's one header he'll never forget. A pig's head was sitting in Kenwyne Jones' locker when the Stoke City striker showed up last week...
What do you get when you cross a Burress with a Brunswick? Answer: The unnamed bowler at Jupiter (Fla.) Lanes who shot himself with the...
Apparently umpiring's not as easy as 1, 2, 3. MLB arbiters incorrectly ruled a home-run ball a two-bagger despite instant replay, allowed...
Lennay Kekua, meet Matthew Stafford. "He's still a very good young player," wrote NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal after the Lions QB plummeted...
Sounds like Pat McAfee could use a crying towel.
Talk about a can-do attitude. Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt sped 46 mph on a motorized toilet — breaking the land-speed record...
Flail to the chief! Nearly 2 ½ years after his errant elbow in a pickup basketball game led to 12 stitches in Barack Obama's upper...
Talk about a Type-O personality. Somebody bid $130.01 to win a bloodstained baseball thrown by Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who had cut...
Redshirt seniors? No kidding. Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn mingled with residents of the Azalea Place Assisted Living Facility as part...
Eat your heart out, Yogi: The Golden Bear is also smarter than the average bear. "I still think Tiger will break my record (of 18 wins in...
Mark Twain ... Noah Webster ... Jim Calhoun? Yes, that was the ex-UConn basketball coach joining those literary giants in the 16-member...